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All Jon cared about was getting an A, and because the team project did not count toward his grade in the course, he felt ____________ the work and did not do his share.
A. apathy toward
B. zeal for
C. loathing for
D. cheerful about
E. antagonism toward
A. apathy toward
B. zeal for
C. loathing for
D. cheerful about
E. antagonism toward
21 Mar 2024, 13:27
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All Jon cared about was getting an A, so because the team project did not count toward his grade in the course, he felt (i) ______ the work and did not do his share.
Since he card only for his grades, he felt apathy towards the team project since it did not count towards his grade. The choices loathing for and antagonism toward should be rejected as there is nothing in the sentence which says he hated work that did not give him grades.
Since he card only for his grades, he felt apathy towards the team project since it did not count towards his grade. The choices loathing for and antagonism toward should be rejected as there is nothing in the sentence which says he hated work that did not give him grades.
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Official Explanation
The sentence begins by telling you that Jon only cares about getting an A, and then it says that the team project did not affect his grade. The blank needs a term for how Jon “felt” about the project, and the key words “and because” indicate that the blank will be consistent with the information given. Furthermore, the key word “and” in the last part of the sentence means the blank will be consistent with Jon not doing his share of the work. Predict that Jon will not care about the team project or will feel “indifference” toward it. Answer choice (A) apathy toward is a match for your prediction and the correct answer. Apathy is composed of a- (“not”) and path (“emotion”) and is related to words like empathy, sympathy, and antipathy. Learn these words as a group with the same root.
The word zeal (“strong interest”), in choice (B), is the opposite of what is needed. Note that zealous means “very enthusiastic” and a zealot is “a fanatic” for some cause. Another word beginning with z, zest, also means “great enthusiasm.” Learn these words as a group with related meanings.
Choice (D) cheerful about is incorrect for the same reason; it is positive, but you need a neutral or mildly negative word.
Choice (C) loathing means “extreme dislike,” and choice (E) antagonism toward means “dislike” or “conflict”; both words are too negative. While Jon does not care about the project, he has no reason to hate it. When you studied literature, you may have learned that the protagonist is the main character of the story and the antagonist is the person with whom the main character experiences conflict.
Answer: A
The sentence begins by telling you that Jon only cares about getting an A, and then it says that the team project did not affect his grade. The blank needs a term for how Jon “felt” about the project, and the key words “and because” indicate that the blank will be consistent with the information given. Furthermore, the key word “and” in the last part of the sentence means the blank will be consistent with Jon not doing his share of the work. Predict that Jon will not care about the team project or will feel “indifference” toward it. Answer choice (A) apathy toward is a match for your prediction and the correct answer. Apathy is composed of a- (“not”) and path (“emotion”) and is related to words like empathy, sympathy, and antipathy. Learn these words as a group with the same root.
The word zeal (“strong interest”), in choice (B), is the opposite of what is needed. Note that zealous means “very enthusiastic” and a zealot is “a fanatic” for some cause. Another word beginning with z, zest, also means “great enthusiasm.” Learn these words as a group with related meanings.
Choice (D) cheerful about is incorrect for the same reason; it is positive, but you need a neutral or mildly negative word.
Choice (C) loathing means “extreme dislike,” and choice (E) antagonism toward means “dislike” or “conflict”; both words are too negative. While Jon does not care about the project, he has no reason to hate it. When you studied literature, you may have learned that the protagonist is the main character of the story and the antagonist is the person with whom the main character experiences conflict.
Answer: A
